5 vs Pixel 8 Pro

Phone 1

Phone 2

Winner

Google Pixel 8 Pro

The Pixel 8 Pro wins this one, taking display and battery decisively. Against the 5 it's also the sounder buy at $9.26 per month of safe use.

Value Score: 5 57 · Pixel 8 Pro 69 — methodology

The lifespan decider

When specs are close, support length decides it — this is what each phone costs per month of safe use.

Fairphone 5 $600

Safe to buy$9.54/mo

2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20292031

Google Pixel 8 Pro $480

Safe to buy$9.26/mo

2023◆ Buy-by Oct 20282030

Category by category

Display

5 50Pixel 8 Pro 80

The Pixel 8 Pro's screen is the better one — 6.7-inch super actua ltpo oled, 1–120hz, up to 2400 nits peak.

Performance

5 55Pixel 8 Pro 70

The Pixel 8 Pro's Google Tensor G3 is simply the faster chip.

Camera

5 67Pixel 8 Pro 79

The Pixel 8 Pro has the stronger camera system (3 real rear lenses vs 2).

Battery

5 64Pixel 8 Pro 81

5,050mAh vs 4,200mAh — the Pixel 8 Pro lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity

5 75Pixel 8 Pro 62

The 5 is supported until Sep 2031 — 11 months longer than the Pixel 8 Pro.

Value

5 57Pixel 8 Pro 69

Overall value goes to the Pixel 8 Pro at $9.26 per month of safe use.

Full spec table

Spec	5	Pixel 8 Pro
Price (street)	$600	$480
Display	6.46-inch OLED, FHD+, 90Hz, Gorilla Glass 5	6.7-inch Super Actua LTPO OLED, 1–120Hz, up to 2400 nits peak
Chipset	Qualcomm QCM6490 (6nm)	Google Tensor G3
RAM	8GB	12GB
Storage	256GB	128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
Battery	4,200 mAh	5,050 mAh
Charging	30W wired; user-removable battery	30W wired, 23W wireless
Rear cameras	50MP main, 50MP ultra-wide	50MP main, 48MP ultra-wide, 48MP 5x telephoto
Dimensions	161.6 × 75.8 × 9.6 mm	162.6 × 76.5 × 8.8 mm
Weight	212 g	213 g
Water resistance	IP55 (also MIL-STD-810H)	IP68
Supported until	Sep 2031	Oct 2030

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